I decided not to do a plain old “3 triangles and a mouth” this year:
Instructions for making your very own Netscape jack-o-lantern:
1. Obtain a pumpkin, either by way of purchase or barter.
2. Remove everything that doesn’t look like a Netscape logo, either by way of cutting or stabbing.
This post originally appeared on the Netscape Blog.
We rolled out two major changes to the Netscape video player today:
1. You can now syndicate videos in a cleaner, more minimalistic video player:
As you can see, the title bar is hidden, as are most of the icons on the splash screen. To use this player on your site, simply replace the “embed” in the syndication code with “embed-c”:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.netscape.com/embed-c/480/HZLODVUCOSGKKVGKGWYR"></script>
The “c” stands for “cause you’re worth it!”
2. Netscape Video now supports all video aspect ratios!
You can now upload videos to Netscape in any aspect ratio (standard 4:3, 16:9 widescreen, anamorphic widescreen, etc.), and the player will resize to fit, keeping the title bar and the controls a constant height:
The iPod-compatible version of the video will be presented using the original dimensions as well. For those of you keeping score at home, that makes Netscape the only major video sharing service to offer this kind of aspect-ratio-indifference. Happy uploading!
Well, I had a good run, but kudos to you, Loic Hay, for unseating my resume from the top of the Emurse popularity heap. Given another few days, my wife might have taken care of this anyway.
This post originally appeared on the Netscape Blog.
We’re expanding our team!
We’re currently looking for a developer to supplement our browser development team that could also lend a hand with Web development. The ideal candidate will have:
Additionally:
Furthermore, you must be willing to work from home (using awesome Netscape-provided equipment), and you must be willing to let us pay you handsomely for the privilege. If you don’t want to work from home, you could look into renting some office space, but that’s your call. To apply, send your resume and cover letter to Tom at tom@newnetscape.com
We’d like to find a talented, motivated individual with:
And bonus points if:
As with the Developer position, the Design position is work-from-home (with travel necessary 3-4 weeks/year). We’ll provide equipment and great compensation… just bring the talent. To apply, send your resume and cover letter to Andy at andy@newnetscape.com
We’re looking for a designer and a software engineer. (That’s two separate positions, not an all-in-one.) If you’re skilled in PHP/MySQL and/or experienced at hacking the Mozilla Firefox codebase, I strongly suggest that you apply for the latter; I’ve never loved a job as much as I love working for Netscape.
Time to download 698MB Ubuntu ISO via the University of Minnesota’s fat pipes: 4 hours
Time to download 698MB Ubuntu ISO via 37 different users using uTorrent: 21 minutes
If you were running RSS Ticker 1.8.9 with Firefox 2.0 RC3 and some of your Atom feeds weren’t being displayed, this update is for you.
I am so jealous of Ryan right now it’s not even funny.
Update: URL Fixer was acquired and is now hosted at http://urlfixer.org/
URL Fixer 1.2.6 contained a bug that may have caused an “Error in chrome registration” error for some users. This has been fixed, and you can download URL Fixer 1.2.7 at my main site. The new version should be available at Mozilla Addons shortly.
Just noticed from my referrer logs that Google is linking to my OPML Support for Firefox extension from its Google Reader FAQ. Neat.